The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-10-13

a yellow Kitten has strayCd from the Brook
House, and would be welcomed home.
a partridge alightedlWedneslay morning on til
window 81 4 of the Office of Heating y Field, an
doubtless after a life policy.
DIP. Palmer, Masonic Temple, has full line q
fall hats, fall underwear and gloves. Further pal
ticuars will be given in our advertising column
next week.
MIR. A. }. Grant, of Norhport, is on the roa
with his new threshing machine, and was thresl
ing last week at the Kinds and Read farms, Nortl
port avenue.
Some local matter of interest, crowded out las
week, will be found on the first page. The CORE
spondence includes an account of the organization
OF soldiers monument association in Brooks
Mr.. John Newell, of Boston, who spent the SIM,
mer in Belfast, has given his impressions of tn
place and people in a letter to The Waterman, tn
Baptist paper published in Boston, Mr. Newell
quite complimentary.
Mr.. stephen COTE, of New hampshire, was re
Gently in this vicinity buying cows, and Mr.
Thomas Storer of Morrill,, bought twenty cows fol
nm which were shipped from this city on Monday
Inc price pail was from $40 to $50
Hon. Seth l.. Milliken, of this city, will lectur,
III Orland Oct. Goth, at Penobscot the 9th, Soutl
iehobscot the 2sth, and at Bucksport Centre til,
2jth. The lectures are for the heneiit of Mehodis
societies.
we noticed Il box of coon kittens at the Belfas
express Office ON Monday, which were being for
Wardcd TO Lawrence, Mass. Some persons claim
tlat the long haired cat, commonly known as tho
coon cat, originated in Belfast about eiehtccr
| years ago.
Col. Hiram Chase, of this city, prides himself OF
early vegetables and usually comes out ahead
lie mas given UP his hot beds and is now building
hot house, IA by - feet, which will be heated b,
steam from the boiler i'll the cellar lie builds it t,
crafty his taste for gardening and we shall look
| for good results next season.
| Capt Bramhall had at his market Monday a boil
| Ell lobster that weighed eight pounds the largest
! one seen here for some time. 1t was caught ncai
lslesboro. Mr.J. f. Wilson, of this city, who was OF
the committee on fish and game of the Maine legis
iaule last winter, bought the lobster and express
ed 1t to the chairman of the above committee
Thomas III. Marshall Post q. A. r. has engage,
Gen. st. Clair A. Mulholland and his panorami,
| view ot the battle of Gettysburg which will be cN
| mhltc" here on Monday evening oct. 81. These
views were painted by Il battle scene painter an,
cover a large amount of canvas. Gettysburg wa.
the most important and decisive battle Of the wal
and Il panoramic view of its stirring scenes vii
DC appreciated.
| UNITED FELLOWSHIP IN BELFAST. Mir. W. A
Rice Deputy supreme director, is meeting will
good success in obtaining charter members for ;
council of the United Fellowship The signcr.
VIII probably be called together the first of men
week for organization, and it is expected that til,
| new council will start with forty or more lalc.
/ and gentlemen. The order has three bene fit classes
| each of which when full will pay $1,000 on til,
death of Il member The social features are yer,
| attractive, portion of each meeting being devot
/ ed to entertainment Of some sort. The cost Of be
coming !: charter member is about 5000, while til,
expense of carrying the benefits very small i,
comparison With many orders
TIE WATER WORKS. The water company ar,
now carrying out work which promises to en-
| sirc supply Of pure water. Their plans nclud
cd second dam some distance up the stream an,
above the salt water marsh tile pipe has nov
! been laid from the pumping station to this uppe
reservoir, and the water can be used from it Will
the main reservoir is purifying itself The large
body of water is equally available in case o
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sources of supply are all above the propose,
| upper dan an ample supply for all purpose
should be drawn from that point. Mr.. Halliday
one Of the contractors for laying pipe SAYS he will
have his part OF the work done by the 10th o
! November NEXT. The scene of operations at Lit
tie River are visited daily by numbers of our citi
zens and much interest is manifested in the worl
in progress there. Twenty four Italians from
| Ippajn t,n., Nn-c
digging force about ll5. Forty more will arriv
| this week
| PERSONAL. Mr.. Augustus Perry, late money
order clerk at the Belfast Postocc, is absent on
vacation. .Capt. Thomas W. Warren late of sch
| Florida, is at home. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. knowl
ton arrived home Saturday from visit to Angus
ta, Ecadield, and vicinity The trip was mad,
across the country in a wagon. Mr.. and Mrs. A
Z. Siblcy and son, and Mis-. Mark Andrews ant
| children, left by the morning train last Thurs,la,
for Boston,. Miss Minnie Hall and Miss Isa Co
nant left Monday for Portsmouth, Va, where the,
viii spend the winter Mr.. Ralph II. Iowes ac
comramcu them as far as Boston, Mrs j. III
! Quimby and Mrs. j. ". Frederick left by Monda,
morning train for visit to Boston Mrs. Ere,
}. Hiather OF Portland, is visiting in Belfast, TIN
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Jones Mrs Gran
vile Paul and son, of this city, visiting il
| Portland and Boston Mr.. and Mrs. W. ii
| Quimby are in Boston. DIR. and Mrs. Daushtr,
| leave Belfast today for their home in Portsmouth
Na....M Mr.. Geo. W. Burkett and Mr. W. X. Morrison
returned home last week from their western trip
1.-The family of John Taber left Tuesday morn
ing for California Miss Louise ID. Adams, VIII
came to Belfast to attend her brothers marriage
nil hal lo,l
sistant teacher ut Wellesley college. Another sis
Ter, Ella |. Adams is u teacher in the same town
Miss Lucy NJ Adams, of CASTING, another sstc,
| was also present at the wedding. Mrs. a.
Hote, of Boston, is Lecturer on Perfect Art at tn
| Portland school of Elocuton and EXPRESSIONS.
Col. T. w. Porter, Of Bangor, was in town ON Sion
| day 3ir. Thomas W. Lothrop, of Buffalo, y. Y
| is visiting relatives in Belfast.
MORRILL,. The Ladies' Sewing Circle meets a
the Grange Hall, this Thursday evening. :. .Osca
and Della Storcr have lately made visit to friend
| At the +. NJ. c. Seminary, Bucksport... Mrs. Sara
jackson AMI Nellie Hatch and daughter Lille, o
the Morrill, Baptist church, attended the state Con
Nention at Bangor last week. Rev. Mr. Payso
of Camden preached at the church last Sunday
Tent, Romans IA Methodist Quarterly meet
ing next Sunday, Presiding Elder Osgood, will b
! present and preach i'll the morning Mr.. Free
man N!ei'irn, Of Dlamon, WAS in town several ,llv
last WecN..... Robe Mcars bought three of til
| 'TeNas" horses ut the recent sale ut Belfast.
WEST WISrERroHr. The plummer pstric
! school, taught by Miss Bertha Doe. of Winterpor
closed the Iat inst Miss Doe is an experience,
| ana successful, teacher. Scholars not absent on
day were: Mary, Bertha, Sidney and Sumnc
| Fisher. Nora Howe was absent Il short time OF
account OF sickness School i'll District y, Frank
| fort, closed the same day. At the beginning o
the term Il diploma was offered to all those who's
average rank was not below 50 per cent and VIII
| were regular in attendance Diplomas were award
| ed to Clarence, George, Alvin and Nonic Clark
| Helen, Carrie and Edith Mac Ham, Mary Gun
| 'iy. Edith Mae Ham, aged years, had mile t
| walk and was absent only one day. Sanford Col
| son is doing quite business butchering... sIr. T.
| +. Eariabec has been at home n short visit.
| STOCKTON Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Treat, of New
ton, Mass, are visiting relatives in town.. MI
| Elman Dickey is at home for a few weeks -. Mrs
James Blanchard and child and Miss Millrc,
Blanchard have returned to their home in Brook
! iyn. Miss Irene Irundy accompanied them to re
! main until spring. Mrs. Hale and Miss Maut
| Bradford have returned to Boston. Mr.. and Mrs
Bradford will remain at their summer residence !;
| few weeks longer. Mrs Mary A. Griffin start
| for Portland Monday and after visiting relative
| In that city will go to her home in Westboro Mass
...This town voted to raise money to send Mr.